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The SoI Mini-Awards Program enables qualified organizations to apply for and potentially receive up to $2,500 for integration of Summer of Innovation content and activities into existing programs.

NASA Summer of Innovation Mini-Awards Program

Organizations can apply for funding to integrate SoI themes and content into existing summer or after school programs.

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NASA Hosts Students and Community for Voyage Back to ...

Students can enjoy hands-on activities, live interactive shows, and guest speakers before heading back to school!

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NASA's Summer of Innovation Returns to Dyer Observatory

Vanderbilt University's Dyer Observatory has been selected to be a Summer of Innovation partner again in 2013.

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Sixth Annual Education Launch and Learn

Over 60 SoI students and teachers will watch as their experiments go to space from Spaceport America as part of New Mexico Space Grant’s Student ...

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Join the Exploration Design Challenge

NASA's EDC gives students from kindergarten through 12th grade the opportunity to play a unique role in the future of human spaceflight.

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Big Mars Rover for Big Mars Science!

Find Mars related educational resources for students and teachers.

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NASA Summer of Innovation Themed Camps

Find examples of one-day, two-day and week-long programs that provide an appropriate learning progression.

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Announcements

    Summer of Innovation Mini-Awards

    The mini-awards are designed to engage a wide variety of educational partners – such as museums, schools or school districts, and youth organizations – to infuse STEM content in existing summer and after-school student programs. The maximum award value for each 2013 mini-award is $2,500. The deadline for proposals is Monday, June 10.

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     NASA Announces 2013 Summer Learning Opportunities For U.S. Students

    NASA has unveiled plans for its 2013 Summer of Innovation project, which challenges middle school students across the United States to share in the excitement of scientific discovery and space exploration through unique, NASA-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, opportunities.

    Summer of Innovation leverages the expertise and reach of NASA's 10 field centers, national academic and industry partners and smaller, non-traditional collaborators to keep students engaged in STEM activities during the summer school break. NASA's facilities and partner organizations will host family activity days, opportunities for students to talk with NASA experts, and summer day camps.

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